Tag: fire-prone areas insurance

California is implementing a three-pronged approach dubbed “Safer from Wildfires” to reduce the wildfire risk of older homes, including measures to harden homes, their immediate surroundings and the communities they are in. California has existing wildfire building standards for homes built after 2008. But as catastrophic megafires drive up the cost of insuring homes and… Continue reading California State Regulators Unveil Wildfire Safety Plan

California State regulators rolled out a “Safer from Wildfire” program Monday to encourage rural residents and business owners to gird their properties as a way of fixing the insurance crisis that’s plagued the Sierra foothills and other fire-prone areas the past few years. The plan unveiled by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is designed to entice… Continue reading California State Regulators Unveil Wildfire Safety Plan